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Quilted panel
Possibly British
19th century
Object Place: Edinburgh or Paisley, Great Britain
Medium/Technique
Silk; weaving
Dimensions
120 x 96.5 cm (47 1/4 x 38 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number53.106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionMade from a shawl. A simple vine, with repeating blossom and leafy sprig motifs, repeats diagonally across the field. Predominantly red and blue. Polychrome silk (?) and cotton (?) yarns. Reverse is backed with a piece of printed cotton; swirling buta and vine motives, yellow on a blue ground. Short green silk fringe border. Some stains; worn in spots.